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Qi Z, Yuan S, Liu KJ, Ji X. Normobaric hyperoxia plays a neuroprotective role after cerebral ischemia by maintaining the redox homeostasis and the level of connexin43 in astrocytes. CNS Neurosci Ther 2022; 28:1509-1518. [PMID: 35698913 PMCID: PMC9437237 DOI: 10.1111/cns.13875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction Acute cerebral ischemia is caused by an insufficient blood supply to brain tissue. Oxygen therapy, which is able to aid diffusion to reach the ischemic region, has been regarded as a possible treatment for cerebral ischemia. Recent animal and pilot clinical studies have reported that normobaric hyperoxia (NBO) showed neuroprotective effects if started soon after the onset of stroke. However, little is known about the role and mechanism of NBO treatment in astrocytes. Connexin43, one of the main gap junction proteins in astrocytes, is extremely sensitive to hypoxia and oxidative stress after cerebral ischemia. Aims In the present study, we used sutures to develop an ischemia/reperfusion model in rats to mimic clinical recanalization and investigated the role of connexin43 in NBO‐treated stroke rats, as well as the underlying mechanism of NBO therapy. Results Normobaric hyperoxia treatment maintained the homeostasis of oxidoreductases: glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and NADPH oxidase 4 (two important oxidoreductases) and rescued the ischemia/reperfusion‐induced downregulation of connexin43 protein in astrocytes. Furthermore, NBO treatment attenuated cerebral ischemia‐induced cytochrome c release from mitochondria and was involved in neuroprotective effects by regulating the GPX4 and connexin43 pathway, using Ferrostatin‐1 (an activator of GPX4) or Gap27 (an inhibitor of connexin43). Conclusions This study showed the neuroprotective effects of NBO treatment by reducing oxidative stress and maintaining the level of connexin43 in astrocytes, which could be used for the clinical treatment of ischemic stroke.
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- Zhifeng Qi
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Zhang H, Barralet JE. Mimicking oxygen delivery and waste removal functions of blood. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2017; 122:84-104. [PMID: 28214553 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In addition to immunological and wound healing cell and platelet delivery, ion stasis and nutrient supply, blood delivers oxygen to cells and tissues and removes metabolic wastes. For decades researchers have been trying to develop approaches that mimic these two immediately vital functions of blood. Oxygen is crucial for the long-term survival of tissues and cells in vertebrates. Hypoxia (oxygen deficiency) and even at times anoxia (absence of oxygen) can occur during organ preservation, organ and cell transplantation, wound healing, in tumors and engineering of tissues. Different approaches have been developed to deliver oxygen to tissues and cells, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), normobaric hyperoxia therapy (NBOT), using biochemical reactions and electrolysis, employing liquids with high oxygen solubility, administering hemoglobin, myoglobin and red blood cells (RBCs), introducing oxygen-generating agents, using oxygen-carrying microparticles, persufflation, and peritoneal oxygenation. Metabolic waste accumulation is another issue in biological systems when blood flow is insufficient. Metabolic wastes change the microenvironment of cells and tissues, influence the metabolic activities of cells, and ultimately cause cell death. This review examines advances in blood mimicking systems in the field of biomedical engineering in terms of oxygen delivery and metabolic waste removal.
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Lichardusova L, Tatarkova Z, Calkovska A, Mokra D, Engler I, Racay P, Lehotsky J, Kaplan P. Proteomic analysis of mitochondrial proteins in the guinea pig heart following long-term normobaric hyperoxia. Mol Cell Biochem 2017; 434:61-73. [PMID: 28432557 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-017-3037-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Normobaric hyperoxia is applied for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases and clinical conditions related to ischemia or hypoxia, but it can increase the risk of tissue damage and its efficiency is controversial. In the present study, we analyzed cardiac mitochondrial proteome derived from guinea pigs after 60 h exposure to 100% molecular oxygen (NBO) or O2 enriched with oxygen cation (NBO+). Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry identified twenty-two different proteins (among them ten nonmitochondrial) that were overexpressed in NBO and/or NBO+ group. Identified proteins were mainly involved in cellular energy metabolism (tricarboxylic acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis), cardioprotection against stress, control of mitochondrial function, muscle contraction, and oxygen transport. These findings support the viewpoint that hyperoxia is associated with cellular stress and suggest complex adaptive responses which probably contribute to maintain or improve intracellular ATP levels and contractile function of cardiomyocytes. In addition, the results suggest that hyperoxia-induced cellular stress may be partially attenuated by utilization of NBO+ treatment.
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- Lucia Lichardusova
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Physiology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia
- Biomedical Center Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Mala Hora 4D, SK-036 01, Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Physiology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia
- Biomedical Center Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Mala Hora 4D, SK-036 01, Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Physiology, PJ Safarik University, Faculty of Medicine, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia
- Biomedical Center Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Mala Hora 4D, SK-036 01, Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia
- Biomedical Center Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Mala Hora 4D, SK-036 01, Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia.
- Biomedical Center Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Mala Hora 4D, SK-036 01, Martin, Slovakia.
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Effect of Hyperhomocysteinemia on Redox Balance and Redox Defence Enzymes in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and/or After Ischemic Preconditioning in Rats. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2017; 37:1417-1431. [PMID: 28210876 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-017-0473-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Increased level of homocysteine (hHcy) in plasma is an accompanying phenomenon of many diseases, including a brain stroke. This study determines whether hyperhomocysteinemia (which is a risk factor of brain ischemia) itself or in combination with ischemic preconditioning affects the ischemia-induced neurodegenerative changes, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipoperoxidation, protein oxidation, and activity of antioxidant enzymes in the rat brain cortex. The hHcy was induced by subcutaneous administration of homocysteine (0.45 μmol/g body weight) twice a day in 8 h intervals for 14 days. Rats were preconditioned by 5 min ischemia. Two days later, 15 min of global forebrain ischemia was induced by four vessel's occlusion. The study demonstrates that in the cerebral cortex, hHcy alone induces progressive neuronal cell death and morphological changes. Neuronal damage was associated with the pro-oxidative effect of hHcy, which leads to increased ROS formation, peroxidation of lipids and oxidative alterations of cortical proteins. Ischemic reperfusion injury activates degeneration processes and de-regulates redox balance which is aggravated under hHcy conditions and leads to the augmented lipoperoxidation and protein oxidation. If combined with hHcy, ischemic preconditioning could preserve the neuronal tissue from lethal ischemic effect and initiates suppression of lipoperoxidation, protein oxidation, and alterations of redox enzymes with the most significant effect observed after prolonged reperfusion. Increased prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in the Western population and crucial role of elevated Hcy level in the pathogenesis of neuronal disorders makes this amino acid as an interesting target for future research. Understanding the multiple etiological mechanisms and recognition of the co-morbid risk factors that lead to the ischemic/reperfusion injury and ischemic tolerance is therefore important for developing therapeutic strategies in human brain stroke associated with the elevated level of Hcy.
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Weaver J, Liu KJ. Does normobaric hyperoxia increase oxidative stress in acute ischemic stroke? A critical review of the literature. Med Gas Res 2015; 5:11. [PMID: 26306184 PMCID: PMC4547432 DOI: 10.1186/s13618-015-0032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Stroke, one of the most debilitating cerebrovascular and nuerological diseases, is a serious life-threatening condition and a leading cause of long-term adult disability and brain damage, either directly or by secondary complications. Most effective treatments for stroke are time dependent such as the only FDA-approved therapy, reperfusion with tissue-type plasminogen activator; thus, improving tissue oxygenation with normobaric hyperoxia (NBO) has been considered a logical and potential important therapy. NBO is considered a good approach because of its potential clinical advantages, and many studies suggest that NBO is neuroprotective, reducing ischemic brain injury and infarct volume in addition to improving pathologic and neurobehavorial outcomes. However, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation may occur when tissue oxygen level is too high or too low. Therefore, a major concern with NBO therapy in acute ischemic stroke is the potential increase of ROS, which could exacerbate brain injury. The purpose of this review is to critically review the current literature reports on the effect of NBO treatment on ROS and oxidative stress with respect to acute ischemic stroke. Considering the available data from relevant animal models, NBO does not increase ROS or oxidative stress if applied for a short duration; therefore, the potential that NBO is a viable neuroprotective strategy for acute ischemic stroke is compelling. The benefits of NBO may significantly outweigh the risks of potential increase in ROS generation for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
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- John Weaver
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, BRaIN Imaging Center, MSC10 5620, 1 University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA ; Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, BRaIN Imaging Center, MSC10 5620, 1 University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA ; Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA ; Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
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